1. Short case publication... Version 2.13| Edited by professor Yasser Metwally | January 2009
Short case
Edited by
Professor Yasser Metwally
Professor of neurology
Ain Shams university school of medicine
Cairo, Egypt
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A 40 years old female patient presented clinically with a history of a single grand mal fit. Clinical examination was free.
DIAGNOSIS: PARASAGITTAL SYNCYTIAL MENINGIOMA
2. Figure 1. A, Precontrast CT scan, B, postcontrast CT scan images showing noncalcified densely enhanced mass with
mild mass effect and mild perilesional edema
Figure 2. Precontrast MRI T1 images showing a parasagittal meningioma. The mass is slightly hypointense and is
surrounded by a CSF cleft with mild mass effect and perilesional edema.
3. Figure 3. Postcontrast CT scan showing a densely enhanced, lobulated parasagittal meningioma, notice the
meningeal tail. Also notice the mass effect.
Figure 4. Postcontrast CT scan showing a densely enhanced, lobulated parasagittal meningioma, notice the
meningeal tail. Also notice the mass effect.
4. Figure 5. MRI T2 images showing a parasagittal meningioma. The tumor is hyperintense relative to the brain
tissues, Notice the hyperintense CSF cleft that surrounds the meningioma. Also notice the hypointense zones
inside the tumor, probably representing intralesional hemorrhages.
Figure 6. A surgical specimen showing the parasagittal meningioma, Notice the hemorrhage spots
5. References
1. Metwally, MYM: Textbook of neurimaging, A CD-ROM publication, (Metwally, MYM editor) WEB-CD agency for
electronic publishing, version 10.1a January 2009
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